Sunday, May 8, 2011

Collective Punishment for a Non-Collective

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Today the Bahraini government begins its holy grail of court cases. Twenty-one of the country's top political opposition leaders (7 in...
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Mahdi Army Meets Peninsula Shield

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Fresh off the rumors out of Israel last week that the Hamas political leadership may relocate to Qatar, we hear today of another interesti...
Friday, May 6, 2011

False Dichotomies

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The Western position on Bahrain is predicated on a presumed "trade-off" between an autocratic but friendly ally (today's Bahra...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Death of Bin Ladin Somehow Fails to Solve Crisis in Bahrain

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I'm now back in Washington; hence the lack of updates. From the way people have been reacting here, though, I would have thought that b...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

The More Things Change...

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As noted in this article in TIME magazine , today marks the first time in history that Bahrain will try civilians before a military court. ...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Neither Wedding-Bound Nor Politically-Relevant: the Crown Prince and the New "Extremist Elements" in Bahrain

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Fresh off the news that Crown Prince Salman has "declined" his much-criticized invitation to the celebrity love-fest that is the U...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Middle East Politics Quiz

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American Middle East Diplomacy 101 Midterm Quiz Instructions: Please read the following April 2011 statement from President Barack Obama an...
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